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March 27, 1928.

C. ERNESTUS ET AL DEVICE FOR THE! MANUFACTURE OF TAPE, WEBBING, GIMP, BRAID, AND SIMILAR MATERIALS Filed March 12. 1926 IN VENTQRS G AT? L ERN E TUS AN'B FYILHELM LUSE'B'ITINK'v 'By ATTORNE S Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL ERNESTUS AND WILHELM LUSEBRINK, 0F ELBERFELD DONBERG GERMANY.

DEVICE" FOR THE MANUFACTURE TAPE, WEIBBING, GIMP, BBAID, AND SIMILAR V MATERIALS.

Application filed March 12, 1926, Serial No.

the striker spool system, for the wrapped or webbed threads to be twined without any special mechanism or working process being necessary for this purpose. The device inaccordance with this invention consists in two or more spool systems which have a circular or orbitaltrack, in which the spools at times overlaponeahother, having a common dissecting arc and between which spool systems, in the centre of their joint circu ar track surface, a bindin thread is carried upwards. I on archedrevoluble strikers, while the spools of the adjacent system are fixed to a revoluble plate. To provide clearance for the spools on the joint circular track surface, the spools, moreover, precede each other. Thus, the track for the striker and that for the spool plate are displaced vertically in relation to each other, and the former is suitably cnt away at the place of overlapping to correspond with the size of-the arch of the plate. In order that the strikers shall not be able to leave thetrack, they are made lon r than the cut-away portion of the trac at the place of overlapping. The spool for the binding thread can be fixed in a suitable manner to the stationary spindle of the plate system, aud t-he device for carrying up this thread preferably consists of a small plate fixed to this spindle and provided With loops, which plate extends under the striker as far as the centre of the joint circular track surface. The drive of the strikers and of, the plate is taken from a jointshaft, in such a manner that for the striker both an interior and exterior drive can be used and both systems can be driven .in the same direction as well as in opposed directions. In the latter case, a kind of twining of the wrapped threads or cable strands takes place, although the two systems as well as the binding thread never change their positions in relation to each The spools of theone system rest- 94,152, and in Germany February 25, 1925.

other so that they therefore have a constant relative position.

In the drawing the invention is represented by way of example.

Fig. 1 is a plan, and

Fig. 2 a section along the Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

On the base-plate a are fitted the spindles b and 0. These spindles are hollow, and through them the thread to be wrapped is carried to and fro. On the spindle b rests the plate d which carries the spool spindles e and e which are represented in plan in broken lines. The spindle c carries the line 2-2 of sprocket f which through transmission gear wheels actuates the arched strikers g and g These arched strikers which are provided in the known manner with teeth It and h carry the spools i and i of the striker system which are shown in the drawing in broken lines. The spool spindles e and e of the plate system run counter to the spools z and 2'? of the'striker system, when the striker System and the plate system rotate in the same direction. On the other hand, when the striker system and the plate system travel in opposed directions, as is shown in the drawing by the arrow, the one system follows the other in such a manner that the spools always escape each other at the position where the striker and plate systems overlap in their rotary movement.

The planes of the strikers and of the plate d are relatively displaced in a vertical direction so that the strikers g and y can be moved back over the plated. Further, the gang face If for the strikers g is provided with a cut-out portion 25 in the direction of the diameter of the plate, so that the spool spindles e and 6 can cross unhindered with the spool z and 71 Now to provide for the strikers g and 9 being mechanically carried back over this cut-out portion, the said strikers are made longer than the arched portion of the striker gang face t which corresponds to this cut-out portion. On the spindle b is firmly secured the spool for the binding thread m which lies upon the disc Z. This thread m is led through loops n and 0 which are disposed in a sheet or strip p fixed to the spindle b underneath the striker 9 through the centre of the joint circular track surface of the spools e and i and upwards,

so that this binding thread m is at one time intertwisted by the thread of the striker Spool and at another time by the plate spool or by the corresponding windings. A binding pf this nature i. er with the use of a binding thread, is, however, eliminated when making braids and cords. It is, or" course, quite permissible for several such devices to be used side by'side either in a straight line i or i time fa m- The wrapping of a cable wire with division of the desired colours is effected in the following manner. A cable core is carried through each of the spindles and b and with the striker spools z' and i for example a green colour can be used and on the plate spools e and e for example a black colour can housed. Through the rotation of the striker spools the cable is first wrapped with I en i thesp ndl and hroug t e 'Q- 'tation of the plate spools the cable inthe spindle his wrapped with black, whereby the binding thread isintertwined with both colours, 'tBy'virtue of the fact that the plate andthejstrilrer now rotate in the same direct on, s wrapped cables er eimu c u y I Pre ou ly n ate tions.

intertwi ed with each other in the manner It'is, of course,also possible to manu-' facture acable in which the separate cable wires are not intertwined, ;When this form of cable required, the. separate cable wires,

witli the assistance of the binding thread are boundfirmly together in a straight line.

In this case the strikerand plate work in This method of proceu h s the dvan ge of a gr ec n y in labour incomparison with the known opposed directions.

types of machines in which, in orderto divide the colours, it is necessary first to ar ac c ble s S p rat y and th n to intertwine these wrapped cables together.

For the mannfaeture of striped or tucked ,mate ie s ev l app ra us u a ar nd ated. in. h a ing c b bu l close t ethe i Ci i hi h ase, f t menu sters of a tape u ish wi h t ban s, h le t n ight pools 011 th mp t series are, fitted with white thread, while the spools lying between them are fitted with black thread, whereby the cable core carried upwards in the spindles a and b is dispensed" with. The binding of these separate windings produced by the spool gangs occurs in the same way as previously described, viz the spools of the striker grip round the binding thread on the one side, while the spools of the plate gri round the binding thread on the other si e, 7

An essential advantage of the invention consists in that it is possible to produce'a larger output in comparison with the class of machines m use for the separate opera;

Having now described our invention, what the respective systems which are soarranged that the'one'system overlaps the other land a binding thread fed to the device so that,

it is guided upwardly in the centre of the joint circular track provided by the two systems where they intersect.

2. A de ice for the manufacture of tape,

webbing, gimp, braid and similar materials compr1s1ng in combination a plate spool system and a striker spool system, distan ed apart and adapted for revolution in the same ,1.

or in opposite directions so that the one over; laps the other, means for driving the'systerns spool spindles carried by the; plate system and spool spindlesfixedto arched mom belts constituting the strikerqsysteni, thef 'l spindles on each system being. relatively spaced apart in, such a manner that the spools o one System Prew ethe reelsef the other-system to provide a rec procal Q clearance between the two circular tracks; and a suitable binding thread fed to thede g vice so. that it is 1 the two systems Where they intersect;

3. A device for the manufacture of tape 7 guided upwardly inthe. j centre of the joint clrcular track provided webbing, gimp, braid and similar materials,

compr sing 1n combination 'a plate spool system and a strikerspool system distamied apart and adapted for revolution in the sa me or in opposite directions so that theone overstrikers, spool spindles carried" system and spool spindles fixed to arched.

members constituting theljstriker systemflhe spindles on each system being relatively,

spaced apart in such a manner that. the spools of one system precede the spools otthe other 1 system to provide a reciprocal clearance be tween the two circular tracks and-a suitable} binding thread fed to the device softhat it-i s;

guided upwardly in the centre-ofthe joint circular track pr where they intersect.

l-LA device for mp mg 11.1 combination a plate spool system and a striker spoolsystem distanced apart and the one vertically displaced :in relatlonto the other both adapted for revolution-in the, same orin opposite direetionsr the track of the striker system being suit? ably cut-away to enable the unhindered.

crossing of the plate spools, means for drivfor the i t P a e.

,vided y th w ystems.

I laps the other, means for driving the systems from a joint shaft enabling an interior-tor,

, an exterior drive to be employed li am f tm'e-ofi emj bl ig, g qp, ra d and s m l r m erials clearance between the two circular tracks lation to the other both adapted for revolution in the same or in opposite directions, the track of the striker system being suitably cut-away to enable the unhindered crossing of the plate spools, means for driving the systems from a joint shaft enabling an interior or an exterior drive to be employed: for the strikers,spool spindles carried by the plate system and spool spindles fixed to arch members constituting the striker system said arched members being longer than the cutaway portion in the gang track of the striker system, the spindles on each system being relatively spaced apart in such a manner that the spools of one system precede the spools of the other system to provide a reciprocal clearance between the two circular tracks and a suitable binding thread fed to the device so that it is guided upwardly in the centre of the joint circular track provided by the tWo systems Where they intersect.

6, A device for the manufacture of tape, Webbing, gimp, braid and similar materials comprising in combination a plate spool system and a striker spool system distanced apart and adapted for revolution in the same or in opposite directions so that the one overlaps the other, hollow spindles centrally arranged upon the two systems, means for driving the systems, spool spindles carried by the plate system and spool spindles fixed to arched members constituting the striker system, the spindles on each system being relatively spaced apart in such a manner that the spools of one system precede the spools of the other system to provide a reciprocal clearance between the two circular tracks, a binding thread subsequently guided upwardly supported on the stationary s indle of the plate system and a plate provide with loops for the guiding of the thread carried upon said spindle and extending under the striker system up to the position of intersection of the joint circular tracks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to his specification at Cologne, Germany this12th day of February, 1926.

CARL ERNESTUS. VVILHELM LUSEBRINK. 

